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minus-squarenimble@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 months agothe tick eating is a myth, or at least severely overstated. Here’s an article about it (and links to their peer reviewed study)
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWhat about chickens? Do they really eat ticks?
minus-squarephdepressed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThey eat most small critters they see including ticks.
minus-squareRamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDigging up worms and bugs and throwing them to the chickens was one of our beloved hobbies as children. It’s amazing how accurate and enthusiastic those little predators are.
the tick eating is a myth, or at least severely overstated.
Here’s an article about it (and links to their peer reviewed study)
What about chickens? Do they really eat ticks?
They eat most small critters they see including ticks.
This is hilarious, made my day
Digging up worms and bugs and throwing them to the chickens was one of our beloved hobbies as children. It’s amazing how accurate and enthusiastic those little predators are.